EP3729069C0 - Fluidisches bauteil sowie ultraschallmessvorrichtung mit einem solchen - Google Patents

Fluidisches bauteil sowie ultraschallmessvorrichtung mit einem solchen

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EP3729069C0
EP3729069C0 EP18833651.5A EP18833651A EP3729069C0 EP 3729069 C0 EP3729069 C0 EP 3729069C0 EP 18833651 A EP18833651 A EP 18833651A EP 3729069 C0 EP3729069 C0 EP 3729069C0
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measurement device
ultrasonic measurement
fluidic component
fluidic
component
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Bernhard Bobusch
Oliver Krueger
Jens Hermann Wintering
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FDX Fluid Dynamix GmbH
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DE102017130765.6A DE102017130765B4 (de) 2017-12-20 2017-12-20 Ultraschallmessvorrichtung und Anwendungen der Ultraschallmessvorrichtung
PCT/EP2018/086251 WO2019122159A1 (de) 2017-12-20 2018-12-20 Fluidisches bauteil sowie ultraschallmessvorrichtung mit einem solchen und anwendungen der ultraschallmessvorrichtung

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CN111788480A (zh) 2020-10-16
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